Water-closet.



E. G. WATROUS.

WATER CLOSET..

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 21,1902.

Patented Oct` 20, 1908.

EARL Gr.- WATROUS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WATER-OLDER T.

No. 9G1,572.

A specification o: Letter'- Patent.

Ratonted Oct. 20, .1908.

Application led '.Tuly 21, 1902. Serial No. 116,458.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL G. VVATRoUs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the c ounty of Cook and State E of Illinois, have invented a certain new and lll g be utilized in house closets and other places,

as hereafter explained.

In the accompanying drawin s Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a c oset and its coperating valves embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 a detail top plan view, partly in section, approximately on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

t 'lhe same letters of reference are used 4to indicate corresponding parts in both views. The closet proper is composed of the bowl A supported by the base B and `surrounded at its top with the flushing rim C discharging into the bowl A by the usual jet openings a, and a vertical tubular chamber D in rear of the bowl A, extending` from top to bottom of the closet and communicating with the bottom of the bowl A by the discharge opening b. This discharge opening, or its communication with the lower end of the chamber D, is controlled by a valve E which seats upon the flaring upper end of a discharge pipe or tail piece F inserted in the lower cud of the chamber D. The flaring upper end c of said discharge which A pige, constitutes a\seat for the valve 1s supported (with interposed packing) upon an internal annular shoulder d upon the Wall of the chamber D, and beneath the base of the closet the pipe F is provided with external threads upon which is screwed a -nut (ir which bears against the under side of thel baseof the closet and serves to hold the dis# charge pipe F firmly in position.

The valve E is of hollow cylindrical form and is provided with a vertically extending tubular stem H which communicates with the interior of the .valve E, and through the central opening c in the Vbottom of the latter with the discharge pipe F. Screwed upon the upper end of the tubular valve stem II is a casting I having uponv its upper side a loop or bail J intowhich projects the forward end of a lever K which is fulcrumed at its rear side at L. Secured to the outer side of the casting I, and depending therefrom around the tubular valve stem H is a sleeve M, which forms an annular chamber around the valve stem open at its lower and closed at its upper end. The tubular valve stem H is provided with an overflow opening `N, Wh1ch prevents the water rising in the closet bowl beyond the level indicated by the dotted line and the portion of the annular chamber formed by the dependin sleeve M, beneath the overflow openin constitutes a trap between the interior o? the valve stem, valve and dischar e pipe, and the interior of the chamber and closet bowl A.

As will bel understood from the foregoing description, when the valve E is lifted from its seat, by means of the lever lKor otherwise, the contents of the closet bowl will discharge through the opening b and discharge pipe F, and when the valve is seated again and water admitted to the closet bowl it may rise therein to the level of the overflow opening N.

The lvalve stem is guided in its vertical movements by a guide bridge O, of irregular form but approximately circular in cross section, secured in the u per end of the chamber D and provide with a central o ning in which the sleeve M surroundin t e valve stem lits and slides in the vertica movement of the latter. In the present instance this guide bridge O is secured in place in the upper en of chamber D by means of an arm P projecting from its upper forward side and engaging Vthe under surface of the to of the iushing rim C of the closet and y a screw Q `engaging a threaded hole in the lower rear si bridge O and rovided with a large head whose under si e projects over and engages the `upper surface of the rear wall of the chamber D of the closet. By turning this screw in a direction to cause 1t to enter further into the bridge O, while its head is engaged with the u per surfaceof the wall ofthe chamber lg, the bridge O will be forced upward and its arm P held in rm engagement with the under surface of the top of the flushing rim, and the bridge be thereby secured in position by the screw Q. 4Mounted upon the upper rear side of the closet, and covering the top ofY the chamber D-andthe supplemental chamber D project e of the ing rearwardly therefrom andcommunicating therewith, is a metal plate R whose shape in cross section is shown in Fig. 1 and in plan view in Fig. 2. This plate R is provided with an integral tubular Aextension S depending from it into the supplemental chamber D of the closet structure, while projecting .upward from the plate R, coincident with said tubular depending extension, is an exteriorly threaded pipe connection T. The plate R is secured to the closet structure, first, by the seat posts U which ass downward through vthe opposite sides o the plate, Fig. 2, and through the outwardly projecting portions of the closet and have nuts secured-upon their lower ends, and second, by a flanged nut`V extending upwardly through a central'opening in the bottom of the supplemental chamber D of the structure and screwed into the internally threaded lower end of the tutlularl extension S depending from the plate R. The seat posts U therefore serve to firmly secure the forward portion of the plate R to the closet, while the nut V clamps the rear portion of it thereto, suitable packing fbeing interposed around the joint of the plate R with the top of the closet and between the flange of the nut V and the bottom of the supplemental chamber D thereof.

The seat W and lid X of the closet are hinged to the seat posts U in the usual manner.

Suitably coupled to the pipe connection T of the plate R is a slow-closing Water closet 4valve Y of suitable construction for the purposes hereafter explained. In the present instance I have selected for purposes of illustration the valve which I actually employ in practice, and which is illustrated and described in detail in my prior patent No. 710,128, dated September 30,- 1902, to which application reference may be made for a more particular description of the details of such valve than may be here given. It will suffice to here say that the valve contains an inlet chamber A to whichthe water supply under pressure is constantly admitted from a plpe 'connected to the valve by the pipe connection B at the rear side of the latter; a discharge chamber C beneath the inlet chamber A and separated therefrom by the main valve E; a cushioning chamber F immediatelyabove the inlet chamber A and separated therefrom by a check valve G; and a retarding chamber H above the cushioning chamber F and separated therefrom' by the piston I.

The piston I is connected with the mailt valve E by a tubular stem J lto whose upper end the piston I is secured and upon whose exterior beneath the piston the check valve G has its bearing and vertical movement.

Extending vertically through the tubular VVhas screwed upon it a nut L whic r end coperate's as a relief valve with the upper end of the tubular valve stem J as hereafter eX-` valve stem J is a rod K whose up plained. Beneath the "lower end of the tucasting M, with a recess in the side of which v isengaged an arm N projecting from a ro'ckshaft Ojournaled in the valve casing.4 This rock-shaft projects through the valve casing, to the exterior thereof, and has secured upon it a. handle or lever (not shown) by which it may be rocked, inthe manner usual in valves of this character, to lift the rod K and valve stem and main valve. When the rod K'is so lifted it will rise slightly before the block M carried by it contacts with the lower end of the valve stem J and begins to lift'the latter and the main valve. This independent upward movement of the rod K servesto lift the A y valve L carried by the upper end of the rod from its seat, and thereby establish free communication between the retardin chamber H and the discharge chamber V so that the water in the former chamber may-readily escape to the latter chamber as the piston I is thereafter lifted with the main valve, it

being understood that theupper end ofthe block M does not t'tightly enough against the lower end of the Valve stem J to prevent the escape of water therefrom. The opening of the main valve E' by such lifting of the rod K will lift the piston I in the retarding chamber H', theV water above the piston escaping downward through the tubularvalve stem in the manner explained, while the enlarged space or chamber F beneath the piston becomesfilled with water which enters it from the inletv chamber A,

past the` check valve G which rises from its seat for such purpose. When the handle by which the main valve has thus been lifted from its seat-is then released, the rod K instantly drops downward until the valve L at its upper end seats itself and cuts oft' communication between the retarding chamber H and discharge chamber C', and as the main valve and connected parts thereof descend their movement is opposed by the water beneath the piston I in the cushioning chambervF, and by the partial vacuum which the downward movement of the piston tends to create in the retarding chamber H above it. A suitable by-pass shown and described in my patentheretofore referred to is provided, connecting the chambers F and H vwith eachother, through or around the piston I', and the piston and main valve can descend only as fast as water can pass fromv the chamber F to the chamber H the water -to iiow from 'the inlet chamber and supply pipe into and throu h `the discharge chamber of the valve, an

thence to the closet bowl, while the mainy valve is closing. In my present invention I connect this slow-closing inlet valve with the dischargey valve controlling the discharge from the closet bowl in such manner that the opening of the inlet valve, byi means of the handle or lever referred to, will also open the discharge valve, lpermitting the contents of the closet bowl to discharge and the closet to be flushed bythe water admitted by the inlet valve; and the coperation of the two valves is further such that upon the release of the operating vhandle or lever and return movement of the parts the discharge valve will seat itself and cut off the discharge from the closet bowl before the inlet valve seats itself that after the discharge valve has been seated a sulieient amount of water will be admitted to the closet bowl to refill the same. To this end the rod K or the casting M secured to its lower end is provided with a depending extension K which extends downward through the de endin tubular extension of the plate R of) the c oset,into the. supplemental chamber D thereof, and passes between the forked rear ends of the lever K, as shown in Fig. 2.

Beneath the lever K the rod K has screwed upon it a nut P having a round or conical upper end adapted to coperate with a correspondingly shaped seat'formed in the under side of the forked rear end of the lever K. The nut P may be adjusted up or down upon the rod K, so as to time the closing of the discharge and inlet valves relatively to each other as desired, and the nut P may be then locked in adjusted position by a lock nut Q4 screwed into its lower end and engaging the lower end of the rod K. Under this construction and arrangement of the parts, when the o erating handle or lever of the inlet va ve is lifted in the usual manner, to open said valve, the discharge valve at .the bottom of the closet bowl is also opened, and the contents of the closetdischarge and the' water admitted by the inlet valve ushes the closet. Upon then releasing the-handle the inlet valve slowly closes, and controls the closing movement of the discharge valve, but the latter valve vreaches its seat first and cuts ott' the escape of water from the closet bowl in time to permit the propenrelling of the latter before the inlet valve reaches its seat.

While the water for fiushing the closet vdischarge valve controlling the discharge 125 bowlV passes across the top of the .chamber` D, above the guide bridge O, and enters the bowl through the flushing rim C,"it is not essential, or even desirable, that the bridge O shall so closely {itt-he walls of the rhamber D as to permit no 4water to escapeA around it and pass downward throughkthe chamber D, since a small amount of water passing downward over the walls'of the i chamber D at each flushing operation will serve to cleanse said walls. i The structure above described is complete for u'sein railroad cars and like situations, where there is no sewer gas to be guarded against; but where the closet is used in houses and other situations where sewer gas is present afsuitabl'e trap will be interposed' in the pipe connecting the tail-piece or discharge plpe F with the pipe leading to the sewer.

` Having thus fully described my invention, I claim:

1. In 'a water closet, the combination of a discharge valve controlling the discharge from the closet bowl, and a quick opening inlet valve permitting an unobstructed flow at the limit of its movement in one direction when the valve is Aopened and' having a retarded movement in the other direction whereby the valve is closed gradually, a connection between said valves, and manually operable means whereby said valves may be positively opened, the closing movemllt of lthe inlet valve serving to also control the valve serve to control the opening and .closing movements, respectively, `of the discharge valve, andv manually operable means for positively operating the connection to open the valves.

3. In a water'cl'oset, the combination of a 110 discharge valve controlling the discharge from' the-closet bowl, and a quick opening inlet valve permitting an unobstructediiow at the limit of its movement in one direc-` tion when the valve is opened, and having a retarded movementin the other direction wherebythe valve is closed gradually, said opening movement of the inlet valve serving to positively openv the discharge valve, and

said closing movement of the inlet `valve 120 serving to .retard the closing movement of the discharge valve, but permitting the former to close independently of the latter.

4. Ina water closet, the combination of a from 'the closet bowl, and a quick opening inlet valve permitting an unobstructed flow at the limit ofits movement in one direction when thevalve is opened, and `having a retarded movement in the other direction 13 whereby the valve is closed gradually, said closing movement of the inlet valve serving 'to retard the movement, of the discharge valve untilrthe latter is seated and said inlet valve 'having further independent movement before being seated, whereby the closet bowl is refilled by the final iow of water throng the inlet valve. y 4

5. In a water closet, the combination lof a discharge valve controlling the discharge valve and whereby the'closing movement of the discharge valve may be completed in advance of the closing of the inlet valve to any desired degree.

6.' In a water closet, the combination of al discharge valve controlling the discharge from the closet bowl, a quick-opening inlet valve permitting an unobstructed flow at the limit of its movement in one direction when the valve is opened, and having a retarded movement in the other direction whereby 'the valve is closed gradually, and a slotted connection between lsaid valves whereby after said discharge valve is seated said inlet valve has slight independent further movement to permit the closet bowl to be relilled'by the final How of water through the inlet valve.

7'. In a water closet, a closet structure comprising a bowl provided with a flushing rim and an integral vertical chamber in rear of said bowl and connected with the bottom thereof by a discharge opening, and a water supply passage transverse of and above the upper end of the vertical chamber and communicating with the flushing rim, in combination with a discharge valve seated in said chamber beneath said discharge opening, a slow-closing inlet valve controlling the supply. of water for liushing the closet bowl, and an'adjustable connection between said .inlet and -discharge valves whereby opening of the inlet valve serves to open the discharge valve and the closing of the' discharge valve is controlled by the closing movement of the inlet valve and whereby the closing of said valves relatively to each other may be timed as desired; substantially as described.

8. In a water closet, a closet structure comprising a bowl provided with a flushing rim bowl and provided with a stem. extending upwardthrough said chamber, a'slow-closing inlet valve mounted above and at one side of said chamber and -cont-rolling'the supply of wat-er for flushingthe' closet, and a` connection between said inlet valve'and'the lvalve located in said chamber beneath the discharge opening from the closet bowl and providedv with a stem extending `upward through said chamber, a slow-closing inlet valve mounted above said chamber and controlling the supply of water for flushing the *30 closet, and an adjustable connection between said inlet valve and the upper end of the stem of the discharge valve whereby the opening movement of the inlet valve opens the discharge valve and the closing movement of the inlet valve controls the closing of the discharge valve, and whereby the closing movements of said valves relatively to each other may be timed as desired; substan-v 'tially as described.

10. In-a water closet, a closet structure comprising a bowl provided with a ushing rimy and a 'vertical chamber in rear of said bowl and connected with the bottom thereof by a discharge opening, in combination with a discharge valve located in said Ichamber beneath the discharge opening from the closet bowl and provided with a stem extending upward through said chamber, a slow-closing inlet valve mounted above said chamber and provided with a depending stem or rod, and a lever connecting said depending rod with the vertically extendedstem of the discharge valve, whereby the opening of the inlet valve serves to open the discharge valve and rwhereby the closing of the discharge valve is controlled by the closing movement of the inlet valve: substantially as described.

1l. In a water closet, a closet structure comprising a bowl provided withl a liushing rim and a vertical chamber in rear of said bowl and connected with the bottom .thereof by a discharge opening, in combinationwith a 'discharge valve 'located in said chamber beneath the discharge opening from the closet bowl and provided with a stem eX- tending upward through said chamber, a slow-'closing inlet valve mounted above said lchamber and having a depending rod or stern, andfa lever having an adjustable connection with lsaid depending rod and also connected with the vertically extendin ,stemVv of the discharge valve, whereby thefipening of the inlet valve serves to open the discharge valve and the closing movement,I of the inlet valve serves to control the closing movement of the discharge valve and where-A by the closing movements ofA lsaid valves relatively to each other 'may be timed as desired; substantially as described. v

l2. ln` a water closet, the combination of a discharge valve controlling the discharge from theaclos'et bowl, a slow-closing inlet valve controlling the supply of water for iushing" the bowl and provided with an operating rod, a nut screwing onto the end of such rod, and a pivoted lever arranged in the path of said nut' and operatively connected to the discharge valve; substantially as described.

l3..ln .a water closet, lthe combination'ol a discharge valve controlling the discharge from the closet bowl, a slow-closing inlet valve controlling the supply ol water for du'shing the bowl and provided with an operating rod, a nutscrewing onto the endof Asuch rod, and a lever pivoted at one end at one side of said rod and arranged in the path of said nut, the other end oi' such lever ,being operatively connected to-tiefdischarge valve; substantially as described.

la. ln a water closet, the combination oi discharge valve controlling the discharge from the closet bowl, a slowclosmg inlet valve controlling the supply of' water rior iiushing the bowl and provided with an operating rod, a nut screwing ontor the end oil such rod, a pivoted lever actuated by said4 nut and operatively connected to the discharge valve, and means for locking said nut on the said rod; substantially as described. f

l5. lin a water closet, the combination of a discharge valve controlling the discharge from the closet bowl, an inlet valve device lor controlling the supply oi water lor Hushing the bowl, a plate lt arranged on the closet structure and supportingthe inlet valve device, said plate having an extension S, an operating rod ior the inlet valve, and a lever pivoted on f.said extension and actuated by said rod, said lever being operatively connected to the discharge valvegsubstantially as described. n

i6. lin a watercloset, the combination with the closet structure having a rear chamber D', or a discharge valve controlling the dis-- charge trom the closet bowl, a plate R arranged on the closet structure andhaving an. extension S Within the chamber D', aninlet valve device Isupported by said plateand having an operating rod or stern projecting into said extension, a lever K pivoted on` the extension andV operatively connected to the quick-opening andy slow-closing inlet valve permittingan unobstructed flow at the limit of A1ts 1novement in one direction when the valve 1s opened, and having a retarded movel ment in the other direction whereby the valve 1s closed gradually, of a vertically movable discharge valve located in said vertical chamber and opened by the opening movement of the said inlet valve, and arranged to close in advance of the closing of said inlet, said dischar e valve carrying a trapped overflow device or preventing overflow of the bowl.

i8. ln a water closet, the combination of an inlet valve device Lier controlling the supply of water -for dashing the bowl, a discharge valve operated by the inlet valve for controlling the discharge irom the bowl and comprising a valve body having an opening through itself to the discharge, a hollow stem on said valve body and communicating with said opening, said stem having an over- -tiow opening, an outer depending sleeve M around said stem, and an operating connection actuated by the inlet valve and engag ing said valve stein; substantially as described.

w. lin a water closet, lthe combination oi an inlet valve device fior controlling the supply oli water for *dashing the bowl, a discharge valve operated by the inlet valve Jfor controlling 'the discharge :iromthe bowl and comprising a valve body having an opening 'through itself to the discharge, a hollow stem on said valve body and communicating with said opening, said stem having an overiiow opening, a cap or head piece l secured to the upper end of the valve stem, an outer depending sleeve M also secured to such head piece, and an operating connection actuated by the inlet, valve and engaging said head piece; substantially as described.

20. The combination, with the closet struc ture and bowl having adischarge or outlet l), of a hollow discharge valve E controlling said outlet and having a bottom ,opening c, a hollow valve stem lli on the valve and communicatingwith its interior and its opening c, said stem having an overflow opening N, an inlet valve device, and al pivoted lever K actuated by said inlet valve device. and, engaging theA said valve stem to operate the discharge* valveg, substantially as described.

2l. The combination, with the closet struckture vand bowl having 1a discharge or outlet ,oif a hollow discharge valve E controlling said outlet and having a bottom opening e,

a hollow valve stern l-l on the valve and'commumcating with its interior and its opening B, flushing rim C and a partitionforming a portion of its length a head piece I secured to the upper ends of the stem and sleeve, an inlet valve device, and ,a pivoted lever K actuated by said inlet valve device and engaging the said head piece to operate the discharge valve; substantially as described.

22. In a water closet, the herein described closet structure comprising the bowl A, base vertical chamber D in rear of bowl.A and communicating'with the bottom thereof by the opening b, all formed of ya single integral piece of earthenware, said`v chamberxD having a partition ol forming a water supply chamber and e tially as descri ed, n

28. In a water closet, the herein described closet structure comprising the bowl A, base B, flushing rim C, vertical chamber D, and supplemental chamber D', all formedvof a single integral piece of earthenware, said vertical chamber D having a partition o forming a water supply chamber thereabove communicating with said supplemental chamber D; substantially as described.

- 24. In a water closet, the closet structure comprising the bowl A, base-B, flushing rim C and vertical chamber D in rear ofthe bowl A and communicating with the bottom thereof by the opening b, said structure being composed of a single integral piece of earthenware, in combination with the ,discharge valve E seating in the chamber'D beneath the opening 'b and provided with a vertically extending stem, the bridge-piece O secured in the top of the chamber D, and serving tov close the same and to form a guide for the upper end of the valve stem, a plate R secured to the top of the closet structure above the chamber D, a slow closing 'inlet valve carried by the plate R, and a connection between said valve and the stem of the discharge valve above the bridge-piece C; substantially as described. y

25. In a water closet, the closet structure comprising the bowl A, base B, flushing rim C and vertical chamber D in rear of the bowl A and communicating with the bottom thereof by the opening b, all formed of a single integral piece of earthenware, in combination with the tail-piece or discharge pipe F having a flaring upper end c seating against an internal annular shoulder Z in the chamber D below th discharge opening b and forming a valve seat, the nut G screwed upon the tail-piece F beneath the closet structure and bearing against the bottom of the same, the discharge valve E seating against the valve seat c formed by the flaring upper end of the tail-piece F, the plate O closing the upper end of the chamber D, and the valve stem extending upwardly from assa'ge thereabove; substan- 26. In a water closet, the closetstructure' comprislng the bowl A, base B, flushing rim C and vertical .chamber D in rear of the Abowl A and communicating with the bottom thereof byl the opening b, in combina-- tion with `the tail-piece Fl having a flaring upper end c seating against aninternal 4annular shoulder d formed onthe interior of the chamber D beneath the opening b, the nut Gr lscrewed upon the tail-piece F beneath the closet structureyand' bearing against the bottom of the same, the discharge valve comprising the cylindrical shell E open at its upper and lower ends, the clamping nut e screwed into the lower end vof the valve shell and clamping between itself and the shell the rubber ring seating against the valve seat c, the platel Ocl'osmg the` upper end of the chamber D, and the operating rod or stem extending vertically from the valve E through said plate; substantially las described. ,v y,

27 In a water closet, a closet ,structure comprising the bowl, A, base B, flushing rim C and Vertical chamber D in rear .of the bowl A and communicating with the bottom of u the latter by the'opening b, all composed of a single integral piece of ea'thenware, Ithe valve E coperatin'g with the seat lin the I chamber D beneath the opening b, the lplate yO secured in the upper end of the chamber D by the flange screw Q, and the arm P, and

the operating rod or stem extending upward ,from the valve E through the plate O; substantially as described.

2,8. In a water closet, the closet structure vcomprising the bowl A, base B, flushing riml C and'vertical chamber D in rear of the bowl A and communica-ting with the bottom of thelatter by the opening b, and the supplemental chamber D at the upper rear 'side of the chamber D, all formed of a single tension S in chamber D', the flanged nut V screwed into the lower end of the extension S and bearing against the under side ofthe chamber D, the' seat posts U extending downward through the opposite sides of the plat/e R near its forward end, the slowf closing Valve carried by the plate R above the chamber D- and havingthe depending rod K'extending downward into the chamber D', and the-lever K connecting said rod ,with the upper end of the stem of the disthe bowl and a vertical chamber connected with the bottom thereof by a discharge opening, in combination with a discharge valve seated in said chamber beneath the discharge opening, a Valve stem for the valve, a bridge arranged in the chamber to guide the valve stem and having aflanged screw Qbearing against an-upper edge of said chamber and also having an arm adapted to be pressed firmly against'a portion of the closet structure to bind the bridge in place, an inlet valve controlling the supply of water for flushing the closet bowl and an operating connection between the inlet valve and the said valve stem of the discharge valve; substantially asV described.

30. In a water closet, a closet structure comprising a bowl, a vertical chamber in the rear thereof and connected with the bottom of the same by a dischar e opening, and a supplementaly chamber communicating -With the vertical chamber, a discharge valve operating in the vertical chamber for controlling the discharge from the bowl, an-

inlet valve controlling the supply of water for flushing the bowl,an operating rod Kl therefor extendin -into chamber D and anV operating connection between said rod and the discharge valve andoperated by said rod; substantially as described. i

31. 'In a water closet, a closet structure comprising a bowl, a vertical chamber inthe rear thereof and connected with the bottom ofthe same by a discharge opening, and a supplemental chamber D communicating with the vertical chamber, 'a dischar e valve operating in the vertical chamber or controlling the discharge from the bowl, a plate f comprising a bowl, a vertical chamber in the R arranged on the closet structure and having an extension S depending in said chamber D', an inlet valve controlling the supply of Water for flushing the bowl, an operatingrod K therefor extending into chamber D and through said extension, and alever K pivoted on the extension and actuated by said rod and engaging the discharge valve; substantially as descrlbed.

- 32. In a water closet, a closet structure.

comprising a bowl, a vertical chamberA in the rear thereof and connected with the bottom of,they same by a discharge opening, and a supplemental chamber D communicating with the vertical chamber,a discharge valve operating in the verticali chamber for controlling the discharge from the bowl, a plate R arranged on the closet structure and having an extension S de n din in said chamber D,a nut V engagm sai extension and holding the latter in p ace, an inlet valve controlling the` supply of water for flushing the bowl, an operating rod K therefor exv tending into chamber DV and a lever K pivoted on the extension and actuated by saidrod and engagin the discharge valve; substantially as descri ed.

33. In a water closet, a closet structure comprising a bowl, a vertical chamber in the rear thereof and connected with the bottom of 'the `same by a discharge opening, `and a supplemental chamber D communicating with the vertical chamber, a dischar `valve operating ,in the vertical chamber or controlling the discharge from the bowl, a plate R arranged on the closet structure and having a tubular extension S depending in said chamber D and a pipe connection T, an'y inlet valve controlling the, supply of water for flushing the bowl andl secured to said pipe connection, an operating rod K therefor passing into said extension, and a lever K p1voted to said extension and actuated by thev rod, 'said lever engaging the discharge valve; substantially as described.

34. In a water closet, a closet structure comprising a bowl, a vertical chamber in the rear thereof and connected with thebottom of the sa-me by. a discharge opening, and a' supplemental chamber D communicating with the vertical chamber, a dischar e valve operating in the Vertical chamber or oontrolling the discharge from the bowl, a plate `R arranged on the closet structure, and hava hollow nut V engaging said extension, an inlet valve controlling the supply of water for flushing the bowl, an operating rod K A rear thereof and connected with the bottom of the same by la discharge opening, and a supplementalv chamber D communicating with the vertical chamber, a dischar e valve operating in the vertical chamber or coning an extension S depending in chamber D',

trolling the discharge from the bowl,a late R arranged on the closet structure and. aving an extension S depending in chamber D,

4a hollow nut Vengagin said'extension, an

inlet valvev controlling t e supply of water for flushing the bowl, an operating rod K therefor passingthrou h said extension, a nut P screwing on the ow'er end of the rod and received b the hollow nut, and a lever K'adapted to e contacted iand actuated byv said nut P', said lever being operatively con- .neeted to the discharge valve; substantially as described.

EA'RL G.- WATROUS. Witnesses S. E. HIBBEN, LoUIs B. ERWIN. 

